2025 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

It is hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 118 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

It's difficult to beat New Jersey Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population. This school ranks 5th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 301 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent data year.

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Every student who is interested in general civil engineering needs to take a look at Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 42 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 97 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 87 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ

Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken. This school ranks 3rd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 56 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 66 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 156 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were about 74 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were approximately 75 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.